We said we wanted to do great things, and so great are our challenges We set in our hearts to break the cycles, and so they purposed to break us first We said we wanted to be different, and so they tried to wreck us We said we wanted to stand in the gap, and…… Continue reading Fireproof
New Heights
Standing at the edge of a cliff, yet scared to jump off, Sitting at the apex of a mountain, but scared to look down, Who am I if not afraid, without the usual anxiety attached, If the zipline is just a little loose and waters are a little murky, Who am I without my fears,…… Continue reading New Heights
NONCONFORMIST
You are not going to find me in the midst of the masses,You will not find me sitting among the majority,When all go left, I will be standing my grounds.No, I don’t follow.No, I don’t tag along.No, I don’t do as everyone else.I do not conform,I do not seek validation,I do not play victim,I don’t…… Continue reading NONCONFORMIST
NUMBER BUSY
Art by Saatchi I tried to reach you in an alleyway the other day, You disappeared before I could touch you, My numerous calls and voice mails have gone unanswered, And your penthouse is empty, No one is home, I struggled to tell you how I felt, Your many voices, Some discouraging, others in my…… Continue reading NUMBER BUSY
Quotes
They thought they were burying us, What they didn’t know was that we are seeds, And that we would grow for them to eat of our fruits.
Quotes
Broken glasses cut, Hurt people, hurt people By all means heal, So you don’t bleed on those that didn’t hurt you. https://open.spotify.com/show/1HxZwCBICUdRier9YlZ01x Click here to listen to Afro387-The Podcast
Doctor’s Orders
5 am and excruciating pain,Like two peas in a pod,They go so well together,Breaking out in hives and occasional flare-ups,I rub my arms and go back to sleep, Happy thoughts, happy dreams,Doctor’s orders: 5ml of self-affirmation, morning, afternoon and evening, before as well as after meals,No negative-talk during this time, he says,Side effects: none, Likely…… Continue reading Doctor’s Orders
AVANT-GARDE
Take off the rose-coloured glasses, It’s time to face reality, they said, When you’re on the brink of depression, Remember that no one is coming to save you, “Vive La Femme” and other pretentious bull, Spare me that will you, “They” is really the voices in my head, The ones that will take a reasonable…… Continue reading AVANT-GARDE
I SURRENDER NOT
I could raise up my hands and say I have had enough,I could take in a deep breathe and sigh,I could let go and leave all to chance,It’s been a long rough ride,It’s been speed bumps and roadblocks,It’s been one hell of a roller coaster ride.I could surrender.Played all my best cards,Run through option A…… Continue reading I SURRENDER NOT
GHOSTWRITING
Severed ties, Ghosts in odd places, Love and lies, Outcasts in closed spaces, You heard me but did not listen, You saw me but did not let me in, I want you to know that you deserve an award, For the role that you played you will be fondly remembered, Hollywood’s greatest actor, Liar extraordinaire,…… Continue reading GHOSTWRITING
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